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About BASF Corporation

BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has approximately 16,000 employees in North America and had sales of $19.7 billion in 2024.  

At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. Our ambition: We want to be the preferred chemical company to enable our customers’ green transformation. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Around 112,000 employees in the BASF Group contribute to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio comprises, as core businesses, the segments Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, and Nutrition & Care; our standalone businesses are bundled in the segments Surface Technologies and Agricultural Solutions. BASF generated sales of €65.3 billion in 2024. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchange in Frankfurt (BAS) and as American Depositary Receipts (BASFY) in the United States.

We create chemistry for a sustainable future
We want to contribute to a world that provides a viable future with enhanced quality of life for everyone. 
  1. Sustainability
Scientists in the plant management team monitor the stage and quality of transgenic corn plants in the greenhouse. The plants are being grown for the fungal resistant corn project. Fungal diseases lead to high economic losses every year. BASF Plant Science is developing traits to make corn plants resistant to specific fungal pathogens. Print free of charge. Copyright by BASF. Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiter überwachen Qualität und Entwicklung transgener Maispflanzen im Gewächshaus. Die Pflanzen werden im Rahmen eines Projekts für pilzresistenten Mais gezüchtet. Schadpilze führen jedes Jahr zu hohen wirtschaftlichen Verlusten. Die BASF Plant Science entwickelt Pflanzenmerkmale, um Maispflanzen resistent gegenüber verschiedenen Schadpilzen zu machen. Abdruck honorarfrei. Copyright by BASF.,Scientists in the plant management team monitor the stage and quality of transgenic corn plants in the greenhouse. The plants are being grown for the fungal resistant corn project. Fungal diseases lead to high economic losses every year. BASF Plant Science is developing traits to make corn plants resistant to specific fungal pathogens. Print free of charge. Copyright by BASF. Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiter überwachen Qualität und Entwicklung transgener Maispflanzen im Gewächshaus. Die Pflanzen werden im Rahmen eines Projekts für pilzresistenten Mais gezüchtet. Schadpilze führen jedes Jahr zu hohen wirtschaftlichen Verlusten. Die BASF Plant Science entwickelt Pflanzenmerkmale, um Maispflanzen resistent gegenüber verschiedenen Schadpilzen zu machen. Abdruck honorarfrei. Copyright by BASF.
Meeting the needs of society
Chemistry is an enabler for new ideas and solutions.
  1. Innovations
André Scheuermann, tätig im Fachzentrum Automatisierungstechnik, demonstriert Claudia Braun, zuständig für Prozessleittechnik und Instandhaltung im Steamcracker Ludwigshafen, Anwendungen auf einem Tablet, das speziell für den Einsatz in Industrieanlagen geeignet ist. Unter dem Themenschwerpunkt „Smart Manufacturing“ („Intelligente Produktion“) lotet BASF Möglichkeiten für eine stärkere Nutzung von digitalen Technologien in ihren Anlagen aus, mit dem Ziel, die Produktion effizienter und noch sicherer zu machen.
How we work
Our matrix organization combines the strengths of global, local and operational units.
  1. Organization
People on a sailing boat in the ocean, under a bright sky, surrounded by a key visual of four lines in blue, orange, green and red (photoshopped)
Our "Winning Ways" Strategy
The chemical industry is a great business to be in, connected to almost everything. It is an essential part of our daily lives and at the root of almost all industries. Enabling our customers’ green transformation is the source of our motivation and will be the key driver for our profitable growth.
  1. Our Strategy
Creating Chemistry Magazine
In our online magazine you can read about the topics that are affecting our world today and will impact the future.
  1. Discover stories
Our Management
A strong and transparent corporate governance is essential to us. Find out about our North American leadership.
  1. Executive Profiles
Kids X-Press
Our Communities
Our commitment to a sustainable future includes creating chemistry in the communities in which we live and work.
  1. Community Relations
Die Erweiterung der Kapazitäten der Produktionsanlagen für Methylendiphenylisocyanat (MDI) am BASF-Verbundstandort in Geismar, Louisiana, schreitet planmäßig voran.
North American Sites
BASF operates more than 100 production and research and development sites throughout North America.
  1. Sites